the fbi says this was not a sting operation. if convicted both of these men could face life in prison. phil keating live outside in the courthouse where this is playing out today in fourth lauderdale, florida. phil, these men are being held without bond, right? >> reporter: that's correct, martha. they are since last week once the federal grand jury indicted these two brothers on these very substantial terrorism charges. the brothers are 30-year-old rahir, kasi and his 20-year-old brother. they are accused of providing lodging communications equipment and more to obtain a weapon of mass destruction to be used against u.s. citizens somewhere on the u.s. soil. the brothers emigrated here from pakistan with their family. over time they applied for and became naturalized u.s. citizens the indictment claimed they actively turned toward terror sometime between july 2011 and last week. >> look the pattern is very clear. south florida has seen before arrests, successful arrests and also indictments of jihadi activities. meaning activiti